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205 Melbourne law firms, tier-listed by Doyle’s Guide.

Melbourne and Victorian law firms appearing in 2025–2026 Doyle’s Guide rankings, plus firms whose individual practitioners are ranked. Tiers are First Tier, Second Tier, Third Tier and Recommended — sourced from Doyle’s peer surveys with attribution.

Firms by Doyle’s Guide tier presence

Sorted by best tier, then by number of rankings. Open any firm for its full tier breakdown.

MinterEllison

First Tier

Banking & Finance, Commercial Litigation, Construction + 15 more

20 Doyle's Guide rankings

Hall & Wilcox

First Tier

Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate & M&A + 14 more

18 Doyle's Guide rankings

Ashurst

First Tier

Banking & Finance, Commercial Litigation, Construction + 10 more

15 Doyle's Guide rankings

Clayton Utz

First Tier

Banking & Finance, Commercial Litigation, Construction + 10 more

15 Doyle's Guide rankings

Thomson Geer

First Tier

Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate & M&A + 10 more

14 Doyle's Guide rankings

Allens

First Tier

Banking & Finance, Commercial Litigation, Construction + 8 more

13 Doyle's Guide rankings

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

First Tier

Banking & Finance, Commercial Litigation, Construction + 8 more

13 Doyle's Guide rankings

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

First Tier

Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate & M&A + 8 more

13 Doyle's Guide rankings

Lander & Rogers

First Tier

Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate & M&A + 10 more

13 Doyle's Guide rankings

Norton Rose Fulbright

First Tier

Banking & Finance, Commercial Litigation, Construction + 8 more

13 Doyle's Guide rankings

King & Wood Mallesons

First Tier

Banking & Finance, Construction, Corporate & M&A + 6 more

10 Doyle's Guide rankings

Maddocks

First Tier

Commercial Litigation, Construction, Employment + 6 more

10 Doyle's Guide rankings

Maurice Blackburn

First Tier

Commercial Litigation, Employment, Personal Injury & Compensation

8 Doyle's Guide rankings

Arnold Bloch Leibler

First Tier

Banking & Finance, Commercial Litigation, Corporate & M&A + 4 more

7 Doyle's Guide rankings

Harwood Andrews

First Tier

Agribusiness, Commercial Litigation, Environment + 4 more

7 Doyle's Guide rankings

Russell Kennedy

First Tier

Employment, Environment, Health & Aged Care + 4 more

7 Doyle's Guide rankings

Slater & Gordon

First Tier

Employment, Personal Injury & Compensation

7 Doyle's Guide rankings

White & Case

First Tier

Banking & Finance, Construction, Corporate & M&A + 3 more

7 Doyle's Guide rankings

Gordon Legal

First Tier

Employment, Personal Injury & Compensation

5 Doyle's Guide rankings

KHQ Lawyers

First Tier

Corporate & M&A, Employment, Estates Litigation + 2 more

5 Doyle's Guide rankings

Moray & Agnew

First Tier

Dust Diseases (Defendant), Medical Negligence (Defendant), Professional Indemnity + 2 more

5 Doyle's Guide rankings

Mallesons

First Tier

Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Property & Real Estate

4 Doyle's Guide rankings

Wotton + Kearney

First Tier

Dust Diseases (Defendant), Medical Negligence (Defendant), Professional Indemnity + 1 more

4 Doyle's Guide rankings

Zaparas Lawyers

First Tier

Personal Injury & Compensation

4 Doyle's Guide rankings

Moores

First Tier

Estates Litigation, Health & Aged Care, Wills, Estates & Succession

3 Doyle's Guide rankings

Velocity Legal

First Tier

Estates Litigation, Tax, Wills, Estates & Succession

3 Doyle's Guide rankings

Best Hooper

First Tier

Environment, Town Planning & Development

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Herbert Smith Freehills

First Tier

Banking & Finance, Technology, Media & Telecommunications

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Hicks Oakley Chessell Williams

First Tier

Estates Litigation, Wills, Estates & Succession

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Kennedys

First Tier

Medical Negligence (Defendant), Professional Indemnity

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Pinsent Masons

First Tier

Construction

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Seyfarth

First Tier

Employment, Workplace Health & Safety

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Burt & Davies

First Tier

Personal Injury & Compensation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Coote Family Lawyers

First Tier

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Doogue + George

First Tier

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Galbally & O'Bryan

First Tier

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Kenna Teasdale Lawyers

First Tier

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Kennedy Partners

First Tier

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Stary Norton Halphen

First Tier

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Taussig Cherrie Fildes

First Tier

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Tony Hargreaves & Partners

First Tier

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Holmes List

Preeminent

Ranked practitioners at this firm

10 Doyle's-ranked practitioners

HWL Ebsworth

Leading

Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Commercial Litigation + 15 more

19 Doyle's Guide rankings

K&L Gates

Second Tier

Corporate & M&A, Employment, Health & Aged Care + 6 more

10 Doyle's Guide rankings

Mills Oakley

Second Tier

Commercial Litigation, Corporate & M&A, Dust Diseases (Defendant) + 6 more

9 Doyle's Guide rankings

Colin Biggers & Paisley

Second Tier

Commercial Litigation, Construction, Dust Diseases (Defendant) + 4 more

7 Doyle's Guide rankings

Gilbert + Tobin

Second Tier

Banking & Finance, Commercial Litigation, Corporate & M&A + 3 more

7 Doyle's Guide rankings

Arnold Thomas & Becker

Second Tier

Personal Injury & Compensation

5 Doyle's Guide rankings

Brave Legal

Second Tier

Personal Injury & Compensation

4 Doyle's Guide rankings

Coulter Legal

Leading

Agribusiness, Estates Litigation, Family Law + 1 more

4 Doyle's Guide rankings

KCL Law

Second Tier

Construction, Estates Litigation, Property & Real Estate + 1 more

4 Doyle's Guide rankings

Shine Lawyers

Second Tier

Personal Injury & Compensation

4 Doyle's Guide rankings

Sladen Legal

Second Tier

Health & Aged Care, Property & Real Estate, Tax + 1 more

4 Doyle's Guide rankings

Aitken Partners

Second Tier

Estates Litigation, Health & Aged Care, Wills, Estates & Succession

3 Doyle's Guide rankings

Barry Nilsson

Second Tier

Family Law, Professional Indemnity, Public Liability (Defendant)

3 Doyle's Guide rankings

Davies Collison Cave

Second Tier

Intellectual Property, Technology, Media & Telecommunications

3 Doyle's Guide rankings

Gilchrist Connell

Second Tier

Professional Indemnity, Public Liability (Defendant), Workers' Compensation (Defendant)

3 Doyle's Guide rankings

Polaris Lawyers

Second Tier

Personal Injury & Compensation

3 Doyle's Guide rankings

SBA Law

Second Tier

Commercial Litigation, Corporate & M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring

3 Doyle's Guide rankings

Angela Sdrinis Legal

Leading

Personal Injury & Compensation

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Fortitude Legal

Second Tier

Personal Injury & Compensation

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Kingston Reid

Second Tier

Employment, Workplace Health & Safety

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Molino Cahill

Second Tier

Construction

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Nathan Yii Lawyers

Second Tier

Estates Litigation, Wills, Estates & Succession

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

OFRM Lawyers

Leading

Agribusiness, Family Law

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Rightside Legal

Second Tier

Personal Injury & Compensation

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Terrill & Holmes

Second Tier

Professional Indemnity, Public Liability (Defendant)

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Wisewould Mahony

Second Tier

Public Liability (Defendant), Workers' Compensation (Defendant)

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Cahill Family Lawyers

Leading

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Emma Turnbull Lawyers

Second Tier

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Forte Family Lawyers

Second Tier

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Health Legal

Second Tier

Health & Aged Care

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Hunt & Hunt

Leading

Dust Diseases (Defendant)

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Jewell Hancock

Second Tier

Employment

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Macpherson Kelly

Leading

Agribusiness

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

marshalls+dent+wilmoth

Second Tier

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Pica Criminal Lawyers

Second Tier

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Planning & Property Partners

Second Tier

Town Planning & Development

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Slades & Parsons

Second Tier

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Sparke Helmore

Second Tier

Workplace Health & Safety

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Suzanne Lyttleton Lawyers

Second Tier

Estates Litigation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Gadens

Third Tier

Banking & Finance, Commercial Litigation, Corporate & M&A + 6 more

10 Doyle's Guide rankings

Holding Redlich

Third Tier

Commercial Litigation, Employment, Insolvency & Restructuring + 3 more

7 Doyle's Guide rankings

Baker McKenzie

Third Tier

Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate & M&A + 3 more

6 Doyle's Guide rankings

Piper Alderman

Third Tier

Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate & M&A + 3 more

6 Doyle's Guide rankings

Rigby Cooke

Third Tier

Employment, Estates Litigation, Property & Real Estate + 2 more

5 Doyle's Guide rankings

Arnold Dallas McPherson

Third Tier

Personal Injury & Compensation

4 Doyle's Guide rankings

Johnson Winter Slattery

Third Tier

Commercial Litigation, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property + 1 more

4 Doyle's Guide rankings

Robinson Gill

Third Tier

Criminal Defence, Personal Injury & Compensation

4 Doyle's Guide rankings

LHD Lawyers

Third Tier

Personal Injury & Compensation

3 Doyle's Guide rankings

Maxiom Injury Lawyers

Third Tier

Personal Injury & Compensation

3 Doyle's Guide rankings

Meridian Lawyers

Third Tier

Medical Negligence (Defendant), Professional Indemnity, Public Liability (Defendant)

3 Doyle's Guide rankings

IDP Lawyers

Third Tier

Dust Diseases (Defendant), Workers' Compensation (Defendant)

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Arkadia Family Law

Third Tier

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Balmer & Associates

Third Tier

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Becketts Lawyers

Third Tier

Corporate & M&A

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Clancy & Triado

Third Tier

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Fayman Lawyers

Third Tier

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Galbally Parker

Third Tier

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Hargreaves Family Law

Third Tier

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

James Dowsley & Associates

Third Tier

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Justitia

Third Tier

Employment

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Kelly Workplace Lawyers

Third Tier

Employment

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Mitchell Family Law

Third Tier

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

S&K Planning Lawyers

Third Tier

Town Planning & Development

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Sayer Jones

Third Tier

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Strongman & Crouch

Third Tier

Commercial Litigation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

TP Legal

Third Tier

Town Planning & Development

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

DLA Piper

Recommended

Employment, Intellectual Property, Professional Indemnity + 1 more

4 Doyle's Guide rankings

Carbone Lawyers

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

3 Doyle's Guide rankings

Dentons

Recommended

Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property

3 Doyle's Guide rankings

Henry Carus & Associates

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

3 Doyle's Guide rankings

Abbey Injury Law

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Andrew Simpson Legal

Recommended

Estates Litigation, Wills, Estates & Succession

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Danaher Moulton

Recommended

Estates Litigation, Wills, Estates & Succession

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Davis Lawyers

Recommended

Estates Litigation, Wills, Estates & Succession

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

DWF

Recommended

Professional Indemnity, Public Liability (Defendant)

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Eastern Bridge Lawyers

Recommended

Estates Litigation, Wills, Estates & Succession

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Greg Russo Law

Recommended

Estates Litigation, Wills, Estates & Succession

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Hamilton Locke

Recommended

Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Wills, Estates & Succession

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Hounslow Lawyers

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Kauthen Legal

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Keypoint Law

Recommended

Intellectual Property, Technology, Media & Telecommunications

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

King & Collins

Recommended

Commercial Litigation, Estates Litigation

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Lawson Hughes Peter Walsh

Recommended

Estates Litigation, Wills, Estates & Succession

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Margalit Injury Lawyers

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

National Compensation Lawyers

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Recommended

Intellectual Property

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Ryan Carlisle Thomas

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Ryan Legal

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

Tisher Liner

Recommended

Commercial Litigation, Property & Real Estate

2 Doyle's Guide rankings

AB Natoli

Recommended

Estates Litigation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

AGA Legal

Recommended

Tax

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Agar Singh Legal

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

AJ Macken & Co

Recommended

Employment

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Allison Rowe Family Lawyers

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Altus Lawyers

Recommended

Insolvency & Restructuring

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Angus Cameron & Partners

Recommended

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Aptum Legal

Recommended

Commercial Litigation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Avant

Recommended

Medical Negligence (Defendant)

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Barbayannis Lawyers

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Birdsong Legal

Recommended

Property & Real Estate

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Blackwood Family Lawyers

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

BRB Law

Recommended

Agribusiness

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

By George Legal

Recommended

Intellectual Property

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Byrne Law

Recommended

Agribusiness

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Canterbury Family Law

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Cargill Family Law

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

CE Family Law

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Challenger Law

Recommended

Tax

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Davies Lawyers

Recommended

Employment

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Dawes Vary & Riordan

Recommended

Agribusiness

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Doyle's Family Law & Mediation

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Dribbin & Brown Criminal Lawyers

Recommended

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Dwyer Legal

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Echo Law

Recommended

Commercial Litigation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Ellis Palmos

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Elsum Family Law

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Estate Planning Equation

Recommended

Wills, Estates & Succession

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Estates & Administration Legal

Recommended

Estates Litigation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

FAL Lawyers

Recommended

Intellectual Property

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Fittipaldi Injury Law

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Galbally O'Bryan

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Garde-Wilson Lawyers

Recommended

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Gibbs Advisory

Recommended

Environment

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Giorgianni & Liang

Recommended

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Goldman Clark Family Lawyers

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Guthrie Legal

Recommended

Environment

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Halperin & Co

Recommended

Tax

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Heinz Law

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

HFW

Recommended

Construction

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

HMB Lawyers

Recommended

Employment

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Hogan Dodds Moore Eaton

Recommended

Health & Aged Care

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Jackson Lane

Recommended

Town Planning & Development

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Judy Courtin Legal

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Lighthouse Family Law

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Longton Compensation Lawyers

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Maddens Lawyers

Recommended

Agribusiness

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Madgwicks

Recommended

Workplace Health & Safety

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Marcus Lane Group

Recommended

Town Planning & Development

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Marshall Jovanovska & Ralph

Recommended

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Mel Walker Criminal Lawyer

Recommended

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Melasecca & Zayler

Recommended

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Milides Lawyers

Recommended

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Morrison & Sawers

Recommended

Agribusiness

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Mr Wolf Lawyers

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Nambiar Hogg Family Lawyers

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Nevett Ford

Recommended

Estates Litigation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Nevetts Lawyers

Recommended

Agribusiness

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Pascoe Criminal Law

Recommended

Criminal Defence

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Phi Finney McDonald

Recommended

Commercial Litigation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Planology

Recommended

Town Planning & Development

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Polis Legal

Recommended

Town Planning & Development

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Prime Injury Lawyers

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

STAL Employment Lawyers

Recommended

Employment

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Sterling Walters

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Tim Connor Law

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Toner & Associates

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Trapski Family Law

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Tyler Tipping & Woods

Recommended

Family Law

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

VBR Lawyers

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Waller Legal

Recommended

Personal Injury & Compensation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

WorkDynamic

Recommended

Employment

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Zion Legal

Recommended

Estates Litigation

1 Doyle's Guide ranking

Spectrum Law & Mediations

Recommended

Ranked practitioners at this firm

1 Doyle's-ranked practitioner

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